by - August 11, 2025 11:22 am
Retired Brig. Gen. Charles Brown Jr. has been named director of Military Affairs for the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC). He succeeds retired Col. Robert Ator II who is now…
by - August 11, 2025 11:20 am
Zack Kifer got an early start in commercial real estate, starting when he was a junior in high school. He later worked for Flake & Kelley in Little Rock for…
by - August 11, 2025 11:10 am
Ali Johnson helped launch a mobile app at Fayetteville-based technology company Field Agent before taking a role in the nonprofit sector. “That’s where I started dipping my toe in the…
by - August 11, 2025 11:00 am
Dr. “Bow Tie” Todd Jenkins was working on his dissertation when he noticed a phenomenon. He wore bow ties everywhere he went, and often people would ask him about them….
by - August 11, 2025 10:50 am
Growing up in an entrepreneurial family, Anna Jacobs always assumed she’d own a business. Her mother owns a family business that Jacobs’ grandfather started almost 70 years ago. Throughout her…
by - August 11, 2025 10:40 am
Alex Hoge’s leadership and commitment to leadership and innovation have been evident throughout his 13-year career at ArcBest. Hoge, who has a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, started his career…
by - August 11, 2025 10:30 am
Andrew Hall has always liked numbers and math. He initially went to school to be an engineer, but quickly found that this wasn’t the path for him when he took…
by - August 11, 2025 10:20 am
Rosalinda Medrano Green has spent the past decade working to address public health concerns with various communities, combining her passions for research and community work to make a meaningful difference….
by - August 11, 2025 10:15 am
The Downtown Little Rock Partnership (DLRP) has named Kyle Leyenberger as its next executive director. Leyenberger steps into the role after serving as deputy director and previously leading the organization’s…
by - August 11, 2025 10:10 am
With a heart for helping people as her motivation, Quaneshia Goodley has found her niche in social work. She earned her cosmetology license the same week she graduated high school,…
by - August 11, 2025 10:00 am
Dr. Daniel Fudge believes that civic engagement is a cornerstone of society and wants to ensure his students grasp this. Fudge, who lives in Fort Smith, has served in higher…
by - August 11, 2025 9:50 am
Heather Diebold enjoys challenging herself, whether that’s in the corporate world or in starting a new business. From Branson, Mo., Diebold graduated from Southeast Missouri State University in 2009 with…
by - August 11, 2025 9:40 am
Jason Decker grew up in a family that worked in the transportation industry. After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps, he joined General Transportation — the company his parents founded….
by - August 11, 2025 9:30 am
Kristin Daniel grew up in Poyen (Grant County) with parents who barely got by financially. She saw financial planning as her opportunity to plan her way out of what she…
by - August 11, 2025 9:20 am
Beth Corey developed a love of marketing working as social media manager at The Artistic Bean in Fort Smith. She worked there from 2016 to 2018. She started her first…
by - August 11, 2025 9:10 am
When Matt Clinkscales was growing up he was fascinated by design and architecture. He liked block letters and loved to draw. When it was time to go to college, however,…
by - August 11, 2025 9:00 am
Leo Castillo was about to graduate from high school in Guatemala City, Guatemala, and he wasn’t sure what he wanted to do for a career. He put some thought into…
by - August 11, 2025 8:50 am
Frank Cardoza was the first in his family to graduate from law school, college or high school. While he was in high school, his family moved from California to Van…
by - August 11, 2025 8:20 am
Alex Blass has a strong family legacy in construction and real estate. He counts his greatest achievement “as finding a way to work with my father and my wife in…
by - August 11, 2025 8:00 am
Erica Bankston’s rise in the world of real estate started with a desire to help her dad. Bankston’s father has been in construction her entire life. Building and development have…
